One of the purposes of allowing cross examination of witnesses is the idea of confronting your accuser. The theory is that the credibility and sincerity of a witness accusing you is best tested by live cross examination.

A few days ago, while sitting in court waiting for my client’s driver’s license suspension hearing to start, I …

Nystagmus is an actual medical phenomenon that describes an involuntary eye movement, or ‘ a jerking of the eyes’, as police officers often call it. Nystagmus can be difficult to detect, and has multiple causes, other than alcohol consumption.

Unfortunately, diagnosing both the complex medical condition itself, as well as divining its cause, has been boiled …

Vestibular Nystagmus is caused by movement or action to the vestibular system.

A. Types of vestibular nystagmus:

Rotational Nystagmus occurs when the person is spun around or rotated rapidly, causing the inner fluid in the ear to be disturbed. If it were possible to observe the eyes of a rotating person, they would be seen to …

Nystagmus can be caused by certain pathological disorders. They include brain tumors and other brain damage or some diseases of the inner ear. These pathological disorders occur in very few people and in even fewer drivers.

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My entire legal career has been devoted to helping people who have been arrested and charged with various crimes, both misdemeanors and felonies. Today, no longer taking court appointments and in private solo practice, I use my ten years of experience in the criminal justice system in and around Austin, Texas to help my clients find solution to the problems they were never expecting.